Behavioral Health

For emergencies, call the Military Police at 114 or dial the Lifeline phone number at 118 from any Army garrison DSN phone or commercially via a toll-free European number at 00800-1273-TALK (8255). A live Internet-based chat service is also available at www.militarycrisisline.net.

Behavioral Health service is a program available for you and your family. Our goal strives toward improving overall physical and mental health. The services help when stressed or worried about life problems that interfere with daily life.

What problems can the Behavioral Health help with?
Behavioral Health can help develop plans for stress management or other lifestyle changes. It can also help with emotional or behavioral problems related to interpersonal problems, grief, depression, anxiety, or anger.
Behavioral Health can also help your family reduce or cope better with symptoms of various medical conditions such as migraine and tension headaches, fibromyalgia, diabetes, asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, hypertension, and irritable bowel syndrome and many others.

How is Behavioral Health different from the Health Clinic’s Health team?
Behavioral Health simply adds another option for your family's complete health care. Behavioral Health provides consultation and brief intervention — not traditional psychotherapy. If you request it, or if Behavioral Health professionals think your family would benefit from it, they will be referred to specialty mental health services.
Behavioral Health has a close working relationship with your Soldier’s primary medical provider and will keep them updated on how they are doing.
Remember: The primary medical provider and you are still the leaders of your health care team. Behavioral Health’s main job is to help them to develop and implement the most helpful health care plan.
 
Who is eligible to use Behavioral Health?
Anyone who has a Primary Care physician at the Health Clinic. Self-referrals are also accepted.

What is not appropriate for Behavioral Health?
Everyone can have a bad day.  Services are typically not required for short-term life challenges (i.e., single outburst of emotions.)

To schedule an appointment

• Call the appointment line at DSN 590-3300/CIV 06371-9464-7300.
• Visit the Primary Care desk at the Health Clinic and ask for an appointment with Behavioral Health.
• Ask the Primary Care Manager during your next visit if this service is appropriate for you.

Are there Walk-In Services?
Anyone experiencing acute mental health distress can walk-in to the health clinic during normal operating hours and a Behavioral Health provider will meet with them.
 

Family Advocacy Program 

The Family Advocacy Program, or FAP, provides clinical and non-clinical services to prevent and respond to domestic abuse, child abuse and neglect and problematic sexual behavior in children and youth. FAP’s top priority is safety for individuals and families in the military community who may be at risk for, or experiencing, abuse. FAP also works with service Members and their families to encourage healthy, violence-free relationships and nurturing parenting

FAP Goals:

• Prevent abuse
• Encourage early identification and prompt reporting
• Promote victim safety and empowerment
• Provide appropriate treatment for affected service Members and their families

 Frequently Asked Questions:

5. Is FAP a voluntary program?
   • No, FAP is mandated per AR608-18. Soldiers are mandated by their Commanders to participate in the FAP process. Family Members and intimate partners are HIGHLY encouraged to do so as well.
5. What are the types of abuse?
   • Physical: Child, intimate partner or elder abuse -- Definition: Physical abuse - use of physical force that causes bodily injury; violence that is used to intimidate, control or force the partner into doing something against his or her will. Emotional Abuse: Psychological Abuse, emotional abuse or mental abuse, is characterized by a person subjecting or exposing another person to behavior that may result in psychological trauma, including anxiety, chronic depression, or post-traumatic stress disorder.
   • Elder/Child Neglect:  Failure to meet a family Member’s legal and moral obligations or duties. Common examples include failure to provide adequate food, medical treatment, and lack of supervision or deplorable conditions in the home. Sexual Abuse of Spouse, Child or Elderly:  Sexual activity with a child for the purpose of sexual gratification of the alleged offender or some other individual. A child cannot consent to have sex with an adult.
   • Partner Sexual Abuse: Forced sex or coercing a partner to engage in undesired sexual activity.
5. What are the reporting options?
   • Restricted Reporting: Allows adult victims of domestic abuse, who are eligible to receive treatment, to report an incident to Victim Advocates, Victim Advocate Coordinator or Healthcare providers without initiating the investigative process.
     • Benefits of Restricted Reporting: Victims decide when to report, Victims receive appropriate health care and advocacy services, Victims are afforded space and time to make informed decisions, Victims control the release and management of personal information.
     • Limitations: The abuser is not held accountable and may commit further abuse, The Victim and abuser may continue to have contact, crime scene evidence will be lost. Military and civilian protection orders are unavailable. Some situations may be dangerous so restricted reporting is not possible.
6. Unrestricted Reporting: Available for Victims who desire an official investigation of their allegation. When there is an imminent threat of harm, a report may have to be made. If you are worried about privacy, you may call and not give your name and still obtain helpful information.
5. What governs FAP?
   • The following directives and regulations set forth the policies and procedures implementing the statute: MEDCOM Regulation 10-1, Organization and Functions policy; AR 608-18, 27 May 2007.